The Rebel Onion: Rebel Deep. Unlayer Your Life. Humor & Art.
Every Thursday: One story, one pattern to unpeel, unlearning to relearn toward the person you were meant to be before life told you who you should be.

The Latest Peels

02
Oct
The Environmental Layer - Why Your Breakthrough Might Require a New Area Code

The Environmental Layer - Why Your Breakthrough Might Require a New Area Code

Discover why changing your zip code is the fastest way to personal breakthrough. Learn to audit your environment and give yourself permission to outgrow the soil that is keeping you small. Features Dr. Goodman and Winifred Gallagher.
7 min read
25
Sep
The Ancestral Layer - When Your Father's Voice Becomes Your Operating System

The Ancestral Layer - When Your Father's Voice Becomes Your Operating System

Discover the "ancestral operating system"—inherited code sabotaging your breakthrough. Learn to audit patterns like "rest equals failure." With Dr. Goodman and Mark Wolynn, consciously choose your inheritance, transforming old limits into a vision that serves you.
6 min read
18
Sep
The Hybrid Layer: The Day My Caretaker and Rebel Started Fighting for the Same Thing

The Hybrid Layer: The Day My Caretaker and Rebel Started Fighting for the Same Thing

Stop letting your inner voices fight. Learn how your "Caretaker" & "Rebel" are demanding the same thing: your true worth. With coaching from Dr. Goodman & insights from Rita Carter, get the exact steps to silence your critic and finally put your value on paper.
6 min read
11
Sep
The Growth Point Layer: What If Everything You've Been Through Was Preparing You for This?

The Growth Point Layer: What If Everything You've Been Through Was Preparing You for This?

I explore how my newsletter-writing process accidentally became the most therapeutic thing I’ve done in years. Discover how all of your layers—even the wounded ones—are not random, but integral to your unique growth point where new life emerges.
7 min read
04
Sep
The Center Layer - Creative Authority in the Age of AI

The Center Layer - Creative Authority in the Age of AI

Learn to lead with your own creative vision in the age of AI. Explore how to find your unique voice, stop settling for creative support roles, & claim your creative authority. Discover how embracing vulnerability is the key to creating your own symphony instead of just conducting someone else's.
7 min read
28
Aug
The Dormant Layer - Potential Waiting to Sprout

The Dormant Layer - Potential Waiting to Sprout

What parts of you are patiently waiting for their moment? We explore the dormant layer of our potential, buried by old decisions to choose safety over authenticity. Learn how to find and release the emotional charge holding you back and finally let your creative soul sprout.
7 min read
21
Aug
The Chemical Layer - The Real Reason You Feel 'Not Enough' (It's Not What You Think)

The Chemical Layer - The Real Reason You Feel 'Not Enough' (It's Not What You Think)

Learn what your emotions are trying to tell you. This week, we explore how anger, perfectionism, and other reactions aren’t flaws but intelligent defense systems built to keep you safe. Discover how to honor these emotional bodyguards and decide which ones still serve the person you're becoming.
7 min read
14
Aug
The Adaptive Layer - Shape-Shifting for Survival

The Adaptive Layer - Shape-Shifting for Survival

Feel drained from being a different person in every room? We explore the exhaustion of shape-shifting & how your greatest strength—adapting—might be suffocating your true self. Learn to distinguish between personas that serve you & those that hold you back.
8 min read
07
Aug
The Memory Layer - What Your Body Remembers

The Memory Layer - What Your Body Remembers

Discover what your body is trying to tell you. We explore how stress, sacrifice, & past trauma get stored in your cells, manifesting as stubborn weight or physical tension. It's not about fixing what's broken, but updating your body's operating system to match who you've become.
7 min read
31
Jul
The Flavor Layer - What Makes You Distinct

The Flavor Layer - What Makes You Distinct

Discover what makes you truly distinct and essential. Learn how to own your irreplaceable power under pressure, stop burning out from your own brilliance, and intentionally craft the circumstances that bring out your most powerful "flavor."
7 min read